JERUSALEM POST
MPs from 18 countries call on governments to divest from companies that boycott Israel
by Lahov Harkov
October 1, 2015

Parliamentarians from around the world called on their governments to divest from any company that supports boycotts, sanctions and divestment against Israel, in a resolution presented to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who also holds the anti-BDS portfolio, on Thursday. The 22 MPs took part in the Israel Allies Foundation’s annual Jerusalem Chairman’s Conference this week, where they drafted the resolution to “unequivocally declare our support for the Jewish people to live in peace, safety and security in the Land of Israel, and in their undivided capital, Jerusalem…Erdan accepted the resolution from the lawmakers, who hail from the UK, Italy, Slovakia, Holland, Greece, Hungary, Czech Republic, Greece, Finland, Canada, South Africa, Uganda, Guatemala, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. READ MORE